New York City Informer

Verizon officials want luxury residential, hotel and restaurant owners to move into their landmark lower Manhattan headquarters — which means the workers have to leave. The telecom giant is looking for real-estate investors to attract high-end operators to their West Street building, officials said.But jumping in on the Manhattan real-estate… NY Post: Manhattan

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The Cuomo administration is hedging its bets on gambling in New York State, by considering raising the number of video slot machine centers, including at some city sites like the Aqueduct racino in Queens, in case Albany lawmakers do not allow several additional large casinos throughout the state. Top Stories – NY1

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Editor's Note: Mayor's Seaport City plan is a good one I guess that's one reason why I appreciated Mayor Michael Bloomberg's unveiling last week of 250 proposals to better storm-proof New York for climate change. There among the many sensible small steps to protect the city's people and assets was a … Read more on Crain’s [...]

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Cops and strippers — they’re not just for bachelorette parties anymore. A retired NYPD detective wants to open a “bikini bar” complete with pole dancing — and possibly stripteases — near the Barclays Center to attract fans seeking some post-game action. Michael Bell, who worked narcotics in Brooklyn North, says the plan… NY Post: Local [...]

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A new report on safeguarding New York City buildings from storms and rising seas says zoning code changes could make it easier to elevate homes. WNYW – NYC News

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Downtown Express photo by Terese Loeb KreuzerMayor Bloomberg outlined ideas Tuesday to prepare the city for future storms including possibly building “Seaport City,” a neighborhood patterned after Battery Park City. BY TERESE LOEB KREUZER with JOSH ROGERS | In a building at the Brooklyn Navy Yard where battleships were once built, on June 11, Mayor [...]

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing removable flood walls for much of lower Manhattan as part of a nearly $ 20 billion plan to protect New York City from storms and global warming. WNYW – NYC News

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Mayor Bloomberg this afternoon presented the city’s long-term plan to prepare for the impacts of a changing climate, which includes plans to study the feasibility of constructing levees, floodwalls and surge barriers to combat the city’s expanded flood zones. Top Stories – NY1

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Offbeat academics everywhere are going to have to step up their game if they want to continue impressing the freshmen. The Independent reports that three Oxford University professors are actively making plans to be cryogenically frozen in the event of their deaths. And you thought your undergraduate professors said some trippy shit.  Read More Observer

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Intent on preserving the Bloomberg administration’s education legacy, the Department of Education has hired a favored consulting firm to craft a plan that would safeguard a signature policy. The city has hired the Parthenon Group to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the system through which principals choose support organizations to provide professional development, curriculum, [...]

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The Giants are still hoping that Jason Pierre-Paul will be back for the season opener, but even Tom Coughlin seems to have his doubts. That’s OK, though, because the Giants think they have a secret weapon as his replacement.      Giants Rss Article only

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Developers of the iconic "5 Pointz" graffiti site in Queens say they’re moving forward with plans to build despite community board opposition Thursday. Top Stories – NY1

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A presentation that the Department of Education distributed to principals this week aims to simplify the city’s complicated new teacher evaluation system. The Department of Education effort to translate the city’s complex new evaluation system into manageable information for the 80,000 teachers who will be rated under it has started with a webinar. Principals received [...]

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Two separate court rulings Thursday have presented a victory for the Bloomberg administration in its push to expand taxi service across the five boroughs including the use of a street-hail app that allows users to summon a cab via their smartphone. Top Stories – NY1

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City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said 10 different bills would be introduced later this month to sharpen the city’s response to future natural disasters. WSJ.com: Newyork Main

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